The start of 2019 was marked by the release of a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) that seeks to chronicle the myriad ways that climate change and the quest for a cleaner and lower-carbon energy system is reshaping traditional competitions for energy sources. Entitled “A New World: The Geopolitics of...

There is always one issue that comes to dominate and define the election cycle. President Donald Trump thinks that, in 2020, The Issue will be immigration. That’s certainly what he intends to build his campaign around. Just as he did in 2016 – when he won. And with the midterm elections of 2018 –...

It was just a matter of time until the surging economic capabilities of the People’s Republic of China would translate into more serious military capabilities. After more than two decades of annual (usually double-digit) boosts in defense spending, that time has arrived. China’s new clout is especially evident with the deployment of a modern...